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To Do List (The module —)

To Do List is a Drupal module allowing users to create lists of things to do. A small project management system if you wish.

The latest version includes many features including a block, views support and basic actions support.

The permission model makes the To Do Items hidden but to the few who are given the right to see the To Do List. This is quite useful to work with Organic Groups and other similar advanced Drupal features.

The following pages explain how to use this module to its full extend. With the use of some other modules, it is possible to build a quite robust project system. ...

Discuss This! module Known Issues

The module works and is secure, however, there are problems difficult to circumvent. The following lists them. If you can help fixing some them, you'll be more than welcome!

Reordering the Comments on your Node

It is possible to reorder the node fields using the CCK module. If the Discuss This! comments do not appear exactly where you'd expect them to be, try using the the CCK module:

  1. Download the CCK module
  2. Install the CCK module
  3. Go to Administer » Content management » Content types
  4. Click on Manage content fields next to the node type you are ...

Projects Similar to Insert Node

Link Node

There is a Link Node project that can be used to generate a link to a node using the node title or another user specified title.

This is similar to using the following with Insert Node:

   [node:<name> title=<my link>;]

Insert View

If you want to include a view, use the insert_view module instead.

Insert Block

If you want to include blocks in your nodes (or other blocks, scary, hey?!), use the insert_block module instead.

 


If you know or have a similar project, please, feel free to post a comment below and I will add it to the list.

Thank ...

Insert Node Usage

Syntax

The Insert node tag syntax is:

   [node:<name of node> <parameters>]

Name of node

The <name of node> can either be

  • The name of the node, i.e. it's URL without the protocol and domain1, or
  • The node identifier (the number you see in your URL when you edit the node), or
  • An asterisk (*) in which case the current node applies2
    • 1. For instance, to insert this very node, I would use the name doc_insert_node_usage.
    • 2. The asterisk is useful to repeat something from the node in a block. This could be the title of the node or a CCK field. I would suggest ...

With

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Control
Action Details: 
0
Action Identifier: 
148
Action Structure: 
unsigned short   f_size;
Action Length: 
2 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
pop 1 (o)
Action Operation: 
with o1
  // execute f_size bytes of actions
  ...
end with;
Action Flash Version: 
5

The variable references within the following f_size bytes of action are taken as names of members of the specified object o1. When no member of that name is available in that object, the previous With, or the corresponding global variable is queried. This is similar to the Pascal language with instruction or to the Set Target (dynamic) for movies.

String Greater Than

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Comparisons
Action Details: 
(typed)
Action Identifier: 
104
Action Structure: 
<n.a.>
Action Length: 
0 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
pop 2 (s), push 1 (b)
Action Operation: 
s1 := pop();
s2 := pop();
r := s2 > s1;
push(r);
Action Flash Version: 
6

Similar to Swap + String Less Than although not exactly the same.

It checks whether the second string is greater than the first and return the Boolean result on the stack.1

IMPORTANT

  • 1. I'm not too sure why Macromedia introduced this action in SWF version 6.

String

SWF Action
Action Category: 
String and Characters
Action Details: 
0
Action Identifier: 
75
Action Structure: 
<n.a.>
Action Length: 
0 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
pop 1 (a), push 1 (s)
Action Operation: 
a1 := pop();
r := a1.toString();
push(r);
Action Flash Version: 
5

Pops one item and transform it into a string.

For strings, this action has no effect.

For numbers, it works as expected, it transforms them in a string (see the sprintf(3C) manual pages).

For a user defined object, the method named toString() is called.

This is similar to a Cast Object operation, although it is available in version 5 and obviously it only works for strings. It is most certainly preferable to use a Cast Object operation since version 7.

Integral Part

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Arithmetic
Action Details: 
0
Action Identifier: 
24
Action Structure: 
<n.a.>
Action Length: 
0 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
pop 1 (n), push 1 (n)
Action Operation: 
n1 := pop();
r := floor(n1);
push(r);
Action Flash Version: 
4
See Also: 

Pop one value, transform it into an integer, and push the result back on the stack.

The popped value can already be an integer in which case this instruction has no effect.

Other similar features are available in the Math object.

Greater Than (typed)

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Comparisons
Action Details: 
(typed)
Action Identifier: 
103
Action Structure: 
<n.a.>
Action Length: 
0 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
pop 2 (a), push 1 (b)
Action Operation: 
a1 := pop();
a2 := pop();
if(is_int(a1) && is_int(a2)) {
  i1 := (int)a1;
  i2 := (int)a2;
  r := i2 > i1;    // compare integers
}
else if(is_numeric(a1) && is_numeric(a2)) {
  f1 := (float)a1;
  f2 := (float)a2;
  r := f2 > f1;    // compare floating points
}
else {
  s1 := (string)a1;
  s2 := (string)a2;
  r := s2 > s1;    // compare characters, case sensitive
}
push(r);
Action Flash Version: 
6

Similar to Swap + Less Than. It checks whether the second parameter is greater than the first and return the Boolean result on the stack.

This is the preferred way of applying the Greater Than and Less Than or Equal, i.e. Not(Greater Than), test since version 5.

Goto Label

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Movie
Action Details: 
0
Action Identifier: 
140
Action Structure: 
string   f_label;
Action Length: 
-1 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
n.a.
Action Operation: 
goto(f_label);
Action Flash Version: 
3

Go to a named frame. Frames are given names with the use of the FrameLabel tag.

This action has a behavior similar to a Goto Expression with a string.